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{{Short description|Japanese pop culture magazine}}
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| image_caption   = Cover of the May 2024 issue, featuring ''[[Delicious in Dungeon]]''
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| frequency       = Monthly
| circulation     = 160,750<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-19/2009-japanese-anime/game-magazine-circulation-numbers|title=2009 Japanese Anime/Game Magazine Circulation Numbers|work=Anime News Network|date=January 19, 2010|access-date=December 4, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100122115730/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-19/2009-japanese-anime/game-magazine-circulation-numbers|archive-date=January 22, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
| category        = [[Anime]], [[manga]], {{Transliteration|ja|[[tokusatsu]]}}, Japanese [[science fiction]], and [[video game]]s
| company         = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| firstdate       = {{start date and age|1985|3|8}}
| country         = Japan
| based           = [[Tokyo]]
| language        = Japanese
| website         = {{URL|http://anime.webnt.jp/}}
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{{nihongo|'''''Newtype'''''|ニュータイプ|Nyūtaipu|lead=yes}} is a monthly [[magazine]] originating from Japan covering [[anime]] and, to a lesser extent, [[manga]], [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actors]], [[science fiction]], {{Transliteration|ja|[[tokusatsu]]}}, and [[Video game|video games]]. It was launched by publishing company [[Kadokawa Shoten]] on March 8, 1985, and has since been released in Japan on the 10th of every month.

''Newtype Korea'' was formerly published in South Korea. Spin-off publications of ''Newtype'' also exist in Japan, such as ''Newtype Hero'' and ''Newtype the Live'', which are dedicated to {{Transliteration|ja|tokusatsu}} and ''NewWORDS'', which is geared toward a more adult market, as well as numerous limited-run versions such as ''Clamp Newtype''. An English language version, ''Newtype USA'', was published in North America between 2002 and 2008.<ref name="NTUSA cease">{{cite web |date=January 9, 2008 |title=Newtype USA to Cease Publication |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-09/newtype-usa-to-cease-publication |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213180346/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-09/newtype-usa-to-cease-publication |archive-date=February 13, 2008 |access-date=December 4, 2013 |work=Anime News Network}}</ref>

The magazine's name comes from the "[[Newtype (Gundam)|Newtype]]s" in the [[Universal Century]] timeline of the ''[[Gundam]]'' series, specifically ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' (1979) and its sequel ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]'' (1985). ''Newtype'' launched a week after ''Zeta Gundam'' began airing on March 2, 1985.

==Content==
===Columns===
''Newtype'' runs several columns per month, typically written by creators within the anime and manga industries. Past and current contributors include [[Satsuki Igarashi]] (of [[Clamp (manga artists)|Clamp]]), [[Mahiro Maeda]], and [[Gilles Poitras]]. ''Newtype USA'' included columns from more history-minded writers (such as [[Jonathan Clements]]) as well as individuals involved in the US anime industry (such as [[Monica Rial]]).

===Manga===
''Newtype'' usually contains a center insert with regularly serialized manga (often to be later published in {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} form by Kadokawa). The magazine is perhaps best known in Japan for serializing [[Mamoru Nagano]]'s ''[[The Five Star Stories]]''.

Manga serialized in ''Newtype USA'' varied due to licensing reasons. They had included ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'', ''[[Angel/Dust]]'', ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'', ''[[Lagoon Engine Einsatz]]'', ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days]]'', ''[[Angel/Dust Neo]]'', and ''[[Kobato]]'', only several of which actually appeared in the Japanese ''Newtype''.

===Fiction===
Light novels have also been serialized within the Japanese version of the magazine in the past: these have included "For the Barrel" (an abstract adaptation of the ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' novel trilogy); a novelization of ''[[Overman King Gainer]]'' (accompanied by illustrations from the show's character designer, [[Kinu Nishimura]]); and the [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]] story "[[Gaia Gear]]", set in the far future of ''Gundam''{{'}}s [[Universal Century]] timeline.

===Television schedule===
A large insert within the magazine usually contains a television schedule for [[anime]] and {{Transliteration|ja|[[tokusatsu]]}} programs set to run on various Japanese networks throughout the coming month, accompanied by synopses for each aired episode and network ratings for each show from the previous month.

===Art-related material===
''Newtype'' contains a tip column for working with [[computer graphics]] in [[manga]]-style illustration, written by a different guest illustrator (or group of illustrators, in some cases) each month. The column generally centers around working with [[Adobe Photoshop]] and [[Corel Painter]].

In the Japanese version (and in the early months of the American version), the last page of ''Newtype'' is usually reserved for one of a series of art pieces or illustrations (accompanied by comment or short column) from a known anime illustrator. Perhaps the best known of these is the "GUNDAM FIX" illustration series by [[Hajime Katoki]], which placed [[mecha]] from the ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise within real-world photographic contexts. Other illustrators who have contributed to this back page in the past include [[Yoshikazu Yasuhiko]] (who ran a series of illustrations devoted to ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin]]'') and [[Hisashi Hirai]] (who ran a series devoted to his designs for ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]'', titled "Gundam SEED RGB").

==International versions==
''Newtype USA'' included both translated Japanese content and original U.S. material. Content included anime, manga, music, game, toy and model reviews, director interviews, artist profiles, and regular columns by industry experts, tastemakers and deep-cover insiders. ''Newtype USA'' also included bonus content, such as posters, postcards, a centerfold spread, serialized manga, and a DVD insert. ''Newtype USA'' was published by [[A.D. Vision]], parent company of the anime distributor [[ADV Films]] and manga publisher [[ADV Manga]], but the magazine still featured content and promotional material from properties distributed by competing publishers. About 70% of the material is translated from the Japanese release, including matching cover and front story, and articles from American writers. Subscriptions on initial release were expected to hit 50,000.<ref name=hb>{{cite web|title=A.D. Vision to publish English version of Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype|publisher=Japan Toy and Game Software Journal|date=November 25, 2002|access-date=May 22, 2013|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-94586762.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610055830/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-94586762.html|archive-date=June 10, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The first ''Newtype USA'' issue was published in November 2002 (a preview issue of Newtype USA featuring ''[[RahXephon]]'' was distributed selectively at anime and comic conventions in late Q3 2002).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-09-30/newtype-premiere-goes-to-press|title=Newtype Premiere Goes to Press|date=November 30, 2002|work=Anime News Network|access-date=December 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307062956/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-09-30/newtype-premiere-goes-to-press|archive-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and ended publication after the February 2008 issue.<ref name="NTUSA cease"/> After its initial print run, sealed polybagged back issues of Newtype USA are considered highly collectible. It was replaced in 2008 with ''[[PiQ (magazine)|PiQ]]'' magazine, which ceased publication after four issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-10/a.d-vision-to-replace-newtype-usa-with-piq-in-march|title=A.D. Vision to replace Newtype USA with PiQ in March|work=Anime News Network|date=January 10, 2008|access-date=December 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305103920/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-10/a.d-vision-to-replace-newtype-usa-with-piq-in-march|archive-date=March 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch Best Anime Girl Characters Online|url=https://www.theanimeblog.com/|access-date=2022-01-09|website=The Anime Blog|language=en}}</ref>

''Newtype'' was also published in South Korea by [[Daewon C.I.]] under the name ''Newtype Korea''. The first issue was released in July 1999 and the magazine lasted until June 2015, when the last issue was published.<ref name="daiwon">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203225509/http://www.dwci.co.kr/newtype/newtype/newtype_list.asp|archive-date=February 3, 2014|url=http://www.dwci.co.kr/newtype/newtype/newtype_list.asp|title=Newtype Korea|publisher=Daiwon C.I.|language=ko|access-date=January 3, 2016}}</ref> The magazine included translated Japanese content, with added emphasis on domestic South Korean animation projects. Daewon C.I. also used the ''Newtype'' branding for a line of imported Japanese animation DVDs and [[light novels]], called "Newtype DVD" and "Newtype Light Novel", respectively. Both the original Japanese and English editions used the [[right-to-left]] format while the South Korean edition is reversed.

==Newtype Anime Awards==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:small;"
|+ List of award winners
|-
! Year
! Best TV Anime
! Best Anime Film
! Best Director
! Best Actor
! Best Supporting Actor
! Best Actress
! Best Supporting Actress
! Best Male Character
! Best Female Character
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''
| ''[[Macross Frontier|Macross Frontier the Movie: The Wings of Goodbye]]'' 
| [[Akiyuki Shinbo]]
| [[Mamoru Miyano]]
| [[Keiji Fujiwara]]
| [[Aoi Yūki]]
| [[Chiwa Saitō]]
| [[Rintaro Okabe]]
| [[Homura Akemi]]
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-09/madoka-magica-wins-12-of-21-newtype-anime-awards |title=Madoka Magica Wins 12 of 21 Newtype Anime Awards|date=October 9, 2011|website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=October 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429213521/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-10-09/madoka-magica-wins-12-of-21-newtype-anime-awards |archive-date=April 29, 2016|url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!
!
!
!
! colspan="2" | Best Actor
! colspan="2" | Best Actress
!
!
!
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Fate/Zero]]''
| ''[[K-On! (TV series)|K-On! the Movie]]'' 
| Atsushi Nishigori
| colspan="2" | [[Akio Ōtsuka]]
| colspan="2" | [[Eriko Nakamura]]
| colspan="1" | [[List of Fate/Zero characters#Servants|Rider]]
| [[List of The Idolmaster characters#765 idols|Haruka Amami]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-07/fate/zero-k-on-wins-top-prizes-in-newtype-anime-awards|title=Fate/Zero, K-ON Win Top Prizes in Newtype Anime Awards (Updated)|date=October 7, 2012 |website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103194708/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-07/fate/zero-k-on-wins-top-prizes-in-newtype-anime-awards|archive-date=November 3, 2013|url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Attack on Titan (TV series)|Attack on Titan]]''
| ''[[Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu]]'' 
| [[Tetsurō Araki]]
| colspan="2" | [[Tomokazu Sugita]]
| colspan="2" | [[Miyuki Sawashiro]]
| [[Rintaro Okabe]]
| [[Mikasa Ackerman]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-13/attack-on-titan-wins-top-prizes-in-newtype-anime-awards|title=Attack on Titan Wins Top Prizes in Newtype Anime Awards|date=October 13, 2016 |website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121103813/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-13/attack-on-titan-wins-top-prizes-in-newtype-anime-awards |archive-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Kill la Kill]]''
| ''[[The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future!]]'' 
| Atsushi Nishigori 
| colspan="2" | [[Yūki Kaji]]
| colspan="2" | [[Eriko Nakamura]]
| [[Kirito (Sword Art Online)|Kazuto Kirigaya]]
| [[List of The Idolmaster characters#765 idols|Haruka Amami]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-12/kill-la-kill-idolm@ster-movie-win-top-prizes-in-newtype-awards/.79838 |title=Kill la Kill, Idolm@ster Movie Win Top Prizes in Newtype Awards |date=October 12, 2016 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=October 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109152534/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-12/kill-la-kill-idolm@ster-movie-win-top-prizes-in-newtype-awards/.79838 |archive-date=2015-01-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works]]''
| ''[[Psycho-Pass: The Movie]]'' 
| Takahiro Miura
| colspan="2" | [[Takuya Eguchi]]
| colspan="2" | [[Kana Hanazawa]]
| [[My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU#Main characters|Hachiman Hikigaya]]
| [[My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU#Main characters|Yukino Yukinoshita]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-10/fate-stay-night-psycho-pass-film-win-top-newtype-awards/.94038 |title=Fate/Stay Night, Psycho-Pass Film Win Top Newtype Awards |date=October 10, 2016 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=October 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231070247/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-10/fate-stay-night-psycho-pass-film-win-top-newtype-awards/.94038 |archive-date=2016-12-31 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress]]''
| ''[[Your Name]]''
| Masaharu Watanabe
| colspan="2" | [[Hiroshi Kamiya]]
| colspan="2" | [[Inori Minase]]
| [[Subaru Natsuki]]
| [[Rem (Re:Zero)|Rem]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-09/shinkai-your-name-kabaneri-win-top-newtype-anime-awards/.107437 |title=Shinkai's 'your name.,' Kabaneri Win Top Newtype Anime Awards |date=October 9, 2016 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=October 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108034024/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-09/shinkai-your-name-kabaneri-win-top-newtype-anime-awards/.107437 |archive-date=2016-11-08 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Fate/Apocrypha]]''
| ''[[Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale]]''
| [[Takuya Igarashi]]
| colspan="2" | [[Yūichirō Umehara]]
| colspan="2" | [[Miyuki Sawashiro]]
| [[Kirito (Sword Art Online)|Kazuto Kirigaya]]
| [[Asuna (Sword Art Online)|Asuna Yuuki]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://webnewtype.com/news/article/123797/|title=「Fate/Apocrypha」＆「劇場版 ソードアート・オンライン -オーディナル・スケール-」が1位を獲得！ ニュータイプアニメアワード最終結果 {{!}} WebNewtype|work=WebNewtype|access-date=2017-10-07|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007135125/https://webnewtype.com/news/article/123797/|archive-date=2017-10-07|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Idolmaster SideM]]''
| ''[[Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple]]''
| [[Takuya Igarashi]]
| colspan="2" | [[Mamoru Miyano]]
| colspan="2" | [[Kana Hanazawa]]
| [[List of The Idolmaster characters#Teru Tendo|Teru Tendo]]
| [[List of Bungo Stray Dogs characters#Armed Detective Agency|Kyōka Izumi]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-07/idolm@ster-sidem-bungo-stray-dogs-film-win-top-newtype-anime-awards/.137844 |title=Idolm@ster SideM, Bungo Stray Dogs Film Win Top Newtype Anime Awards |date=October 7, 2018 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=October 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007172732/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-07/idolm@ster-sidem-bungo-stray-dogs-film-win-top-newtype-anime-awards/.137844 |archive-date=2018-10-07 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (TV series)|Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba]]''
| ''[[Promare]]''
| [[Haruo Sotozaki]]
| colspan="2" | [[Natsuki Hanae]]
| colspan="2" | [[Akari Kitō]]
| [[Tanjiro Kamado]]
| [[Nezuko Kamado]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-27/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-promare-anime-win-top-newtype-anime-awards/.152678 |title=Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Promare Anime Win Top Newtype Anime Awards |date=October 27, 2019 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=October 27, 2019 }}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (TV series)|Kaguya-sama: Love Is War?]]''
| ''[[KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson]]''
| [[Shinichi Omata|Mamoru Hatakeyama]]
| colspan="2" | [[Makoto Furukawa]]
| colspan="2" | [[Aoi Koga]]
| [[List of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War characters#Miyuki Shirogane|Miyuki Shirogane]]
| [[Kaguya Shinomiya]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Newtype|title=Newtype 2020 December Issue|date=November 10, 2020|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|language=Japanese|isbn=}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Jujutsu Kaisen (TV series)|Jujutsu Kaisen]]''
| ''[[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train]]''
| [[Haruo Sotozaki]]
| colspan="2" | [[Mamoru Miyano]]
| colspan="2" | [[Akari Kitō]]
| [[List of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba characters|Kyojuro Rengoku]]
| [[Nezuko Kamado]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Newtype|title=Newtype 2021 December Issue|date=March 19, 2022|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]]|language=Japanese|isbn=}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (TV series)|Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc]]''
| ''[[Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night]]''
| [[Haruo Sotozaki]]
| colspan="2" | [[Yoshitsugu Matsuoka]]
| colspan="2" | [[Aoi Koga]]
| [[Kirito (Sword Art Online)|Kazuto Kirigaya]]
| [[Asuna (Sword Art Online)|Asuna Yuuki]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news |script-title=ja:ニュータイプアニメアワード2021-2022結果発表、作品賞は「劇場版ソードアート・オンライン」＆「鬼滅の刃 遊郭編」|url=https://news.livedoor.com/lite/article_detail/23029384/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016114551/https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/23029384/ |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |date=October 15, 2022 |access-date=March 23, 2023 |website=[[Livedoor News]] |language=ja}}</ref>
|-
!
!
!
!
! colspan="4" | Best Voice Actor
!
!
!
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Bocchi the Rock!]]''
| ''[[Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night]]''
| Keiichirō Saitō
| align="center" colspan="4" | [[Lynn (voice actress)|Lynn]]
| [[Kirito (Sword Art Online)|Kazuto Kirigaya]]
| [[List of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury characters#Main characters|Suletta Mercury]]
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news |script-title=ja:ニュータイプアニメアワード2022-2023結果発表、作品賞は「ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！」＆「劇場版ソードアート・オンライン」 |url=https://gigazine.net/news/20231028-anime-award-ceremony-machiasobi27/ |date=October 28, 2023 |access-date=October 29, 2023 |website=GIGAZINE |language=ja |archive-date=December 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230042237/https://gigazine.net/news/20231028-anime-award-ceremony-machiasobi27/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[List of animation awards]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|https://webnewtype.com/magazine/}} {{in lang|ja}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140326100509/http://www.dwci.co.kr/newtype/newtype/main.asp ''Newtype Korea''] (Daewon C.I.)
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080228004508/http://www.newtype-usa.com/ ''Newtype USA'']}} (archived)

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